xi, 210 pages : 24 cm

Presents career biographies of the ten best American mayors in the history of the modern office, as determined by a 1993 survey; and includes a copy of the poll questionnaire, and lists of the best and worst ten mayors

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-204) and index

America's big-city mayors : the experts name the best and the worst -- Nineteenth-century and progressive era mayors : biographies of the best : Quincy of Boston, Pingree of Detroit, Jones of Toledo, Johnson of Cleveland -- Depression and war-era mayors : biographies of the best : Hoan of Milwaukee, Murphy of Detroit, La Guardia of New York City -- Growth coalition and contemporary mayors : biographies of the best : Lawrence of Pittsburgh, Daley of Chicago, Bradley of Los Angeles -- Leadership theory and the mayoralty -- Pathways to power : the yellow brick road to Emerald City

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